JP2837497B2 - Output control device and output control method - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Table of Contents] Overview Industrial application field Conventional technology (FIG. 6) Problems to be solved by the invention Means for solving the problem (FIG. 1) Action Embodiment (a) One Description of Embodiment (FIGS. 2 to 4) (b) Description of Another Embodiment (FIG. 5) Effects of the Invention [Overview] Proportional Output Control Device and Output Control for Proportional Arrangement of Characters to be Processed and Output Regarding the method, for the purpose of proportional arrangement without changing the length of the proportional section, the character pattern corresponding to each character code of the storage buffer storing the character code string to be output by the processing unit is read from the character pattern memory, In a character pattern output device for writing to an output buffer at a set character interval and outputting the same to an output unit, the processing unit may include a character in one line of the storage buffer. Search for the character string, calculate the number of proportional characters from the proportional character section, calculate the total number of dots in the proportional character section from the set character spacing and the number of characters, and calculate the letter size of each character in the proportional character section Is taken out from the character pattern memory, the total value is obtained, the letter size of each character is divided by the total value, and the ratio of each character in the proportional character section is obtained. The character spacing of each character is calculated by multiplying the number of dots, and in the proportional character section, each character pattern is arranged in the output buffer according to the character spacing.

[Industrial applications]

The present invention relates to a proportional output control device and an output control method for outputting characters to be processed in a proportional arrangement.

Due to recent developments in document processing technology, document processors such as word processors have also become more sophisticated.

In such a document processing apparatus, it is possible to create and print an English sentence. However, in the English sentence, there is proportional printing in addition to normal printing.

In proportional printing, the width of alphabetic characters varies from alphabet to alphabet. Therefore, instead of arranging English sentences at a fixed character spacing, English sentences are balanced and arranged in proportion to the width of the font to keep the spacing between fonts constant. It is.

What is desired is one that can execute this proportional printing freely in the text.

[Conventional technology]

 FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of the prior art.

For example, when the English word "BASIC" is arranged normally, as shown in FIG. 6 (A), each character "B"
Etc. are arranged at equal intervals in body size.

On the other hand, when these are arranged proportionally, they are arranged at equal intervals with the font width (letter size) of each character as shown in FIG. 6 (B). It is placed and packed.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

By the way, there is a case where there is an English sentence in a Japanese sentence between one line, and a case where the English sentence is surrounded by ruled lines or the like.

In such a case, if the English sentences are arranged in a proportional manner, the total length of the English sentences changes as shown in FIG.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a proportional output control device and an output control method that can be proportionally arranged without changing the length of a proportional section.

[Means for solving the problem]

 FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the principle of the present invention.

The present invention is configured as follows in order to solve the above conventional problems.

(1): An output control method for controlling the output of character data, wherein the size of a character section to be processed is obtained from a set character interval and the number of characters to be processed, and the size of the character section to be processed and each of the processing target Each character interval corresponding to the width size of each character is determined based on the character width size (letter size), and data of each character is output in the processing target character section according to the determined character interval.

(2): In the output control method of (1), a total value of the width sizes of the characters to be processed is obtained, and the width size of each character is divided by the total value to obtain a value within the processing target character section. And the ratio of each of the characters to the respective characters is multiplied by the size of the character section to be processed to obtain each of the character intervals.

(3): an output control device for controlling the output of character data, a means for calculating the size of the character section to be processed from the set character spacing and the number of characters to be processed, and the size of the character section to be processed and the processing object Means for calculating each character interval corresponding to the width size of each character based on the width size of each character, and means for outputting data of each character according to the determined character interval in the processing target character section. Is provided.

(4): In the output control device of (3), the means for calculating each character interval calculates a total value of the width sizes of the characters to be processed, and calculates the width size of each character by the total value. By dividing, the ratio of each character in the processing target character section is obtained, and the ratio of each character is multiplied by the size of the processing target character section to obtain each character interval.

[Action]

The size of the character section to be processed is determined from the set character interval and the number of characters to be processed, and each character corresponding to the width size of each character is determined based on the size of the character section to be processed and the width size of each character to be processed. An interval is obtained, and data of each character is output according to the obtained character interval in the processing target character section. Therefore, it is possible to provide an output control device and an output control method that can be proportionally arranged without changing the size of the character section to be processed.

Further, a total value of the width size of each character to be processed is obtained, and the width size of each character is divided by the total value,
A ratio of each of the characters in the processing target character section is obtained, and a ratio of each of the characters is multiplied by a size of the processing target character section to obtain each of the character intervals. Therefore, it is possible to easily provide an output control device and an output control method that can be proportionally arranged by such calculation.

〔Example〕

(A) Description of one embodiment FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram for one embodiment of the present invention, showing a word processor.

In the figure, the same components as those shown in FIG. 1 are indicated by the same symbols, and 5 is a keyboard, which is used for function keys in addition to kana keys, numeric keys, alphabet keys, etc. for inputting characters. Reference numeral 6 denotes a display, which displays input characters, converted characters, a print menu, and the like.

The processing unit 1 is constituted by a microprocessor (MPU),
A memory 2 for performing character editing processing, kana-kanji conversion processing, printing processing, etc., and a storage buffer 2a for storing several tens of pages of edited character codes, and an output buffer 2b for expanding a character pattern for output. And

The character pattern memory 3 is composed of a file device such as a magnetic disk device. In addition to storing the character patterns of each character code in a body size, as shown in FIG. Size information LS is stored, and a kana-kanji conversion dictionary is also stored.

The output unit 4 is constituted by a printer, and prints transfer data from the output buffer 2b.

The operation of this configuration is as follows. When document creation is instructed on the menu screen of the display 6, the MPU 1 performs document creation processing, displays characters input from the keyboard 5 on the display 6, and converts kana to kanji characters by kana. -Convert to Kanji and store in the storage buffer 2.

When printing is specified on the menu screen of the display 6, the character code in the storage buffer is converted into a character pattern,
Expand to output buffer 2b.

If the printer 4 is a dot printer, the contents of the output buffer 2b are transferred to the printer 4 after the development of one line is completed. If the printer 4 is a page printer, the contents of one page are developed.
The contents of the output buffer 2b are transferred to the printer 4.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a printing process according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the embodiment of the present invention.

When the print menu is selected on the display 6 and the character spacing (from the left end of the character to the left end of the next character) and the proportional print designation are input from the keyboard 6 according to the print guidance on the display 6, and the execution key of the keyboard 6 is pressed, The print firmware program is started.

The CPU 1 executes a print firmware program.

That is, in accordance with the proportional designation, the CPU 1 searches the character code in one line of the storage buffer 2a to find the starting digit position and the ending digit position of the proportional character.

For example, for a character code string in one line as shown in FIG. 4 (A), the CPU 1 determines whether the character code is an alphabetic character, and determines the first alphabetical digit position as the start digit position and the last alphabetical digit position. Is detected as the end digit position.

Next, the CPU 1 calculates the number n of characters in the proportional section from the end digit position and the start digit position.

Then, the CPU 1 multiplies the set character spacing d (dots) by the number of characters n and calculates the section dot number m (= d × n) of the proportional character string as shown in FIG. 4 (B).

Next, the CPU 1 accesses the character pattern memory 3 with each character code of the proportional character string, extracts the letter size (FIG. 4C) LS of each character, and calculates the total letter size LT.

That is, the letter size of each character LS _1, LS _2, ... When LS _n, total LT is obtained by _{LT = LS 1 + LS 2 +} ... + LS n ...... (1).

Next, the CPU 1 calculates the ratio h _{l of} each character in the proportional section by dividing the letter size LS ₁ ... LS _n of each character by the total value LT of the letter size.

Ratio h _l, when the letter size l th character and LS _l, determined by _{h l = LS l / LT ......} (2).

The CPU 1 multiplies the section number of dots m obtained in the step by the ratio h _l of each character to obtain a character interval (dot) d _l of each character.

That is, the character spacing d _l is determined by d _l = m × h _l (3).

The CPU 1 reads out the character code of the above-described proportional section of the storage buffer 2a, accesses the character pattern memory 3, takes out a pod-size character pattern, cuts both ends into a letter size, and obtains a letter size as shown in FIG. )
Write to the output buffer 2b at the corresponding character interval d _{l as shown} in FIG.

For example, in FIG. 4 (D), the interval between the first character "A" and the second character "B" is the interval d1 between the _first characters.

Of course, for characters other than the proportional section in one line, the character pattern is arranged in a pod size at the set character interval d.

When the development of the character pattern for one line is performed in the output buffer 2b in this manner, the data in the output buffer 2b is transferred to the printer 4 and printing is performed.

This operation is performed line by line, and printing of one page is executed by the printer.

As described above, the length of the proportional section (the number of dots) is obtained, and the character spacing is determined by proportionally distributing the letters according to the letter size of each character. .

For this reason, proportional printing can be performed without causing a digit shift in Japanese or ruled lines.

(B) Description of Another Embodiment FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of another embodiment of the present invention, showing the alphabetical character "BASIC" surrounded by ruled lines.

When each English character is arranged at a constant character spacing d at a body size, the result is as shown in FIG. 5A, and the total character spacing is m = 5d.

When this is proportional arrangement, the five character spacing of each character, as in the FIG. 5 _{(B), d 1, d} 2, d 3, d 4, d 5 , and the respective character arranged in body size Also, the entire interval is not changed from m, and the position of the ruled line does not change.

In this example, each letter is arranged in body size.
The character positions are slightly different from those in the case of the letter size arrangement, but the character spacing is the same.

In the above embodiment, the character interval is set from the left end of the character to the left end of the next character. However, the present invention can be applied to the case of the center of the character and the center of the next character.

The output buffer 2b is a buffer for one line, and the printer 4 is a dot printer. However, if the printer 4 is a page printer, the output buffer 2b has a capacity for one page, and each page has one page of characters. After the development, one page of data may be transferred to the printer 4.

Furthermore, although the output unit has been described as a printer, it may be displayed as a display device.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments, the present invention can be variously modified in accordance with the gist of the present invention, and these are not excluded from the present invention.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, according to the present invention, the total number of dots in the proportional section is calculated, the character interval corresponding to the ratio of each character obtained from the letter size of each character is calculated, and each character is arranged. , It is possible to arrange proportionally without changing the length of the proportional section. Even if Japanese characters and English characters are mixed, even if English characters are surrounded by ruled lines, there is no digit shift of Japanese etc. and ruled lines. Also, there is an effect that proportional arrangement can be performed without giving unnaturalness.

[Brief description of the drawings]

 FIG. 1 is a principle diagram of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram for an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a processing flow diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of an operation, FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a prior art. In the figure, 1 ... processing unit, 2a ... storage buffer 2b ... output buffer, 3 ... character pattern memory, 4 ... output unit.

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Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] An output control method for controlling the output of character data, comprising: determining a size of a character section to be processed from a set character interval and the number of characters to be processed; Each character interval corresponding to the width size of each character is obtained based on the width size of each character, and the data of each character is output according to the obtained character interval in the processing target character section. Output control method. 2. A total value of width sizes of the characters to be processed is obtained, and a width size of each character is divided by the total value to obtain a ratio of each character in the character section to be processed. The output control method according to claim 1, wherein the character spacing is obtained by multiplying the ratio of each character by the size of the character section to be processed. 3. An output control device for controlling output of character data, comprising: means for obtaining a size of a character section to be processed from a set character interval and the number of characters to be processed; Means for calculating each character interval corresponding to the width size of each character based on the width size of each target character; and means for outputting the data of each character in the processing target character section according to the obtained character interval An output control device, comprising: 4. The means for calculating each character interval calculates a total value of width sizes of the characters to be processed, divides the width size of each character by the total value, and calculates 4. The output control device according to claim 3, wherein a ratio of each of the characters to the character is calculated, and a ratio of each of the characters is multiplied by a size of the character section to be processed to obtain each of the character intervals.